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Letters .Patent No. 7,9,7-09, dated JulyV 7, 1858.

IMPROVEMENT nvSUEEAcE-EILE HANDLE.

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*KNOWA ALL BY IHESE PRESENTSz' Y That I, JOSEPH WEARE, of Fitchburg, in the -county of Worcester, and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain nettl and useful Improvements in Surface-File Handles; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clearand exact description ofthe same,'reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings,

Vforming a part` of this's'peciieation, in" WhehI--f Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved surface-file handle whenapplied for, and Figure2 representsa vertical section through the rear of the handle, and a'eentral sectionI throughthe file-shank-holding de'vice on line A B, fig. 1. v A Figui-e3 represents a longitudinal central section of the rear` part of the shank of the file and holdingdevices, as shown in lig-1.

To enable thoses'killed in the art t' to describe it more in detail.A

o which my invention belongs to make and use the same, I will proceed In the drawings, the part 1lettered A represents thatpart of the file-handle which is grasped by the hand when the file B is used. The rear lower end of thepart A has an inner projection, C,`a.nd an outer projection,

D, bothofwhich serve tp support the hand, and prevent it from slipping down upon theshank E' of the tile and the holding-nut a, whenV therle is used. -In the bottom projection of the part'A is`a recess, b, la hole being bored or drilled from thetop of thereeess through the top of the projectionF, through Which'thescrew-end, c, ofthe clamp CZ, is passed. Clamp d is recessed out, as seen at e, and has two jaws, ff, which flare or diverge out, as Vindicated in ng. 2 of the drawings. l l

The operation is as follows: The screw-end c. of the clamp or holding-device d is passed through recess and up through the hole'iu the top, g, ofthe part F,'asfshown in red lines, when a nut,` a, is applied, and clamp,

d, drawn into the recess until its jawsffstrike the sides 1 1 of the recess 6, as indicated in dark lines, g. 2, after which the end, 2, of the shank Il of the iileis passed through between thejaws ff, until the `inclined sides of the-lelshank bind against the edges 3 3 'of thejaws ff, after which nut a is turned, down upon the screv.'

part or shank c of the clamp by which'operation the edges 3 3 of the jawsff are forced against the\edges 14V of the shank E of the file, in consequence of the outer inclined sides 7L it of the jaws'j'f being drawn against the sides 1 l of the slot b, withsuch force, by the. turning down of the nut a, as to spring the vjawsff towards each otherY sufficiently to cause them t9 close upon the shank of the le with a vise-like gripe or hold. The jaws ff are .made to open slightly tapering, that is, the front part of the edges 3 3 are a little further apart than fthe rear parts of the edges, Vwhereby they fit the tapering shanlcs of files more perfectly than ifv made to open parallel, or with parallel edges. The under or lower side or face of the part F is smooth, and against which the side ofthe shank ofthe file rests, or is held by the jawsff. v i

In Eg. 2,y a-ile is shown attached to my improved handle for use in surface-filing, and it will be noticed vthatthe front curved end, I, rests upon the file, .forward of the point of attachment of the shank ofthe handle, and that the projections C and D are in their proper` positions to support the handin an easy manner, while at the same timefprotecting it fronrinjury, or from being scratched by either.nut a or the shank E of the file. My improved handle may be applied in avery easy and quick manner zo files having di'erent-sized Shanks,

and that, too, without 'the necessity of making any change in the form or shape of the le-shank. This is an important feature, and one, too, which all mechanics will readily appreciate.

Then, agaip, the form ofthe handle is'such that both hands canbe used to press the ille to its work,.a part ofthe force being applied to the body ofthe file, whiehinsures better and more perfect work, whileat'the same time'lessening the strain of the shank. y K

It will be apparent that the clamping-device may'be made somewhat differently without departing from the l principle of my invention.

Having 4described my improved surface-file handle, what I claim therein as new and 'of my inveution,`and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-' 1. V.A surfacele handle, composed of the bent or curved handle A F I, in combination witha clampingdevice for grasping the {ile-shank in the manner described, so that the bent part I of. the handle shall rest or bem upon the file in front of thevpont at which the handle is attached to the le, as and for the purpose?. set forth.

2. The combination of the base, F, of the curved handle, andthe clamp and its adjusting or tightening-screw and nut held in said bese, and covered by the horn or projection C, the said parts being constructed and arranged to operate as herein shown and specied. l

I JOSEPH WEARE.

Y Witnesses:

JAMES M.' WooDBURY, CALVIN A. FOSTER. 

